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Rowan County

County in North Carolina. 149,875 residents. 1,325 km² of land (512 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$1,013USD per month, ± $35

North Carolina $1,228, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)not available
1 bedroom$870 ± $125
2 bedrooms$991 ± $46
3 bedrooms$1,106 ± $81
4 bedrooms$1,924 ± $401
5 or more bedrooms$3,139 ± $2,768

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$238,400USD, ± $7,874

North Carolina $288,900, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$27.65$1,106$4,793USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

North Carolina $33.05$1,322$5,729, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $19.10$764$3,3112024: $27.65$1,106$4,793

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

50,595jobs

2014: 44,6972024: 50,595

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Manufacturing$33.78$1,351$5,8546,867174
Retail trade$21.33$853$3,6966,331431
Health care and social assistance$24.80$992$4,2995,576277
Accommodation and food services$10.73$429$1,8594,474248
Transportation and warehousing$32.48$1,299$5,6293,778112
Construction$31.98$1,279$5,5423,142385
Administrative and support and waste management services$23.95$958$4,1512,520160
Wholesale trade$32.60$1,304$5,6512,513138
Management of companies and enterprises$46.40$1,856$8,0431,32423
Educational services$22.68$907$3,9301,09333
Professional, scientific, and technical services$37.83$1,513$6,5561,061185
Other services (except public administration)$20.73$829$3,592966387
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$11.93$477$2,06778259
Finance and insurance$34.10$1,364$5,911547127
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$19.33$773$3,3502567
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction$31.18$1,247$5,4042466
Real estate and rental and leasing$26.15$1,046$4,533242123
Utilities$49.13$1,965$8,51517010
Information$24.68$987$4,27713821

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

2,908establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

19.4per 1,000 residents

North Carolina 24.1, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See North Carolina

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See North Carolina

People

Population

149,875people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

113.1people per km²

North Carolina 85.2, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

10.9%% of people aged 5 and over

North Carolina 13.5%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only89.1%125,999 ± 1,058
Spanish9.1%12,906 ± 933
Other Indo-European languages0.3%428 ± 289
German or other West Germanic languages0.3%408 ± 217
French, Haitian or Cajun0.3%384 ± 301
Vietnamese0.2%256 ± 194
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)0.2%230 ± 174
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.2%215 ± 144
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.2%213 ± 248
Arabic0.1%166 ± 133
Other and unspecified languages0.1%135 ± 149
Korean0.0%62 ± 55
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.0%29 ± 31

2020–2024. Of 141,431 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.